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The 2009 Boston Red Sox season was the 109th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, eight games behind the New York Yankees , who went on to win the 2009 World Series .
Note that these records reflect statistics only for a player's tenure with the Red Sox. For example, David Ortiz hit a total of 541 home runs during his MLB career; 483 with the Red Sox and 58 with the Minnesota Twins [1] —thus, Ted Williams' 521 home runs, all hit with the Red Sox, is the team record.
From 1912 to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. [1] The "Red Sox" name originates from the iconic uniform feature. They are sometimes nicknamed the "BoSox", a combination of "Boston" and "Sox" (as opposed to the "ChiSox"), the "Crimson Hose", and "the Olde Towne Team". [2] Most fans simply refer to them as the Sox.
Boston Red Sox: St. Louis Cardinals: Boston Red Sox 2005: Chicago White Sox: Houston Astros: Chicago White Sox 2006: Detroit Tigers: St. Louis Cardinals: St. Louis Cardinals 2007: Boston Red Sox: Colorado Rockies: Boston Red Sox 2008: Tampa Bay Rays: Philadelphia Phillies: Philadelphia Phillies 2009: New York Yankees: New York Yankees
On September 16 the Yankees held a 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 game lead over the Red Sox, but the Sox won 11 of their next 13 games and by the final day of the season, the Yankees' magic number to win the division was one—with a win over Cleveland or a Boston loss to the Toronto Blue Jays clinching the division.
Ellsbury stole his 32nd base of the season on June 15, breaking the Red Sox' rookie record, set 100 years earlier by Amby McConnell. [47] He finished the season with 50 steals to lead the American League, [ 38 ] putting him third on the list of Red Sox all-time stolen base leaders for a single season, behind Tommy Harper (54) in 1973 and Tris ...
[1] [2] This list documents all 30 active MLB teams ranked by win–loss percentage as of the completion of the 2024 Major League Baseball season. These records do not include results from a team's playing time in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players or while members of any minor league.
The Red Sox won the World Series in four games, securing their first championship in 86 years. Martínez finished his Red Sox career with a 117–37 record (a .760 winning percentage), a 2.52 ERA, a 190 ERA+, and 1683 strikeouts in 1383 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings. He finished in the top four in Cy Young Award balloting in six of his seven years in ...